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Table 4 External validation of the estrogen receptor (ER)-specific risk prediction models and the Gail model in women from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study

From: Risk prediction for estrogen receptor-specific breast cancers in two large prospective cohorts

 

ER-specific risk prediction models

ModelGail

ModelER+

ModelER−

C-statistic (95% CI)

 Overall

0.59 (0.58–0.60)

0.53 (0.50–0.57)

0.57 (0.56–0.59)

 By ER status

  ER+

0.58 (0.57–0.60)

  ER−

0.53 (0.50–0.57)

Ratio of observed–expected (95% CI)

1.09 (1.03–1.14)

0.94 (0.82–1.06)

0.78 (0.73–0.82)